Gender Roles In Halloween, 300, And Frozen

Everyone is a critic. Whether we realize it or not, people critique things everyday. Though we all critique, there are mediums through which we view things. Three very different films also all take on very different critique styles. This essay will look at three films- Halloween, 300, and Frozen and the different critique styles under which they are viewed. Gender roles have been a theme for many films throughout time. One movie that particularly challenges the idea of gender roles in the horror genre is that of Halloween (1978). In many horror films, women are depicted as weak and rather ignorant victims of the killer that is coming to attack. That is very different from how Halloween depicts the heroine of the story. She is seen as an intelligent woman trying to protect both herself and her children in a way that is both smart and productive. Siskel and Elbert view the film as more of an upbeat horror film in their movie critique. They view it as a positive that the women are given a more dominant presence and therefor making the focus of the film something so much more than a senseless murder of a women who could not defend herself. When looking at the movie 300, the Honest Trailers challenge the historical aspects
Disney is known for producing feel-good films and Frozen is no different. The Honest Trailer looks at it as another repeat of the Disney cookie-cutter film. Society expects a certain type of film out of Disney and that is what is accomplished in Frozen. Though the film takes a different role with the female empowerment dynamic of the film, it has the classic staples that the audience expects – beautiful princesses, handsome men, and the adorable, animal sidekick. This is the sociological critique in the way of it being what society and audiences’ expected. Although it was different from than many of the others, the basis remains the same throughout all the